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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hollister Elementary School, August 2011 - present

Assistant Principal Intern, Hollister, NC
  • Assisted principal, including conducting teacher observations and evaluations, working with students, teacher and parents to promote academic achievement, and learning about the duties of principal
  • Worked with a kindergarten teacher to create vocabulary lessons to increase students vocabulary skills
  • Collaborated with the principal and NELA coach to create experiences to increase my level of proficiency in the seven principal standards.

Roanoke Rapids Graded School District
July 2010 - present

Exceptional Children’s Director
Preschool Coordinator, Roanoke Rapids, NC
  • Provided effective leadership in developing comprehensive program plans and implemented and evaluated the planned programs.
  • Assisted/prepared budgets, coordinated with other department or agencies to assure maximum services, maintained records, reports, inventories in accordance with local, state, and federal policies.
  • Shared information about programs with various publics, served as a liaison between the school system and other agencies and assisted in the development of in-service staff development.
  • Assisted in selection and placement of personnel, delegated and supervised staff responsibilities and assisted in evaluating staff.


Roanoke Rapids Graded School District
July 1999 - June 2010

Speech-Language Pathologist, Roanoke Rapids, NC
  • Provided speech/language therapy for students who are preschool aged through high school.
  • Evaluated students for speech and language disorders
  • Screened students for speech and language delays as well as hearing.
  • Served as lead therapist for 7 years.
  • Facilitated PLC’s for the related service staff.

Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital, March 1997 - June 1999

Speech-Language Pathologist, Asheville, NC
  • Worked in a variety of settings including Nursing Homes, inpatient, outpatient, and Traumatic Brain Injury community reentry unit.
  • Evaluated and treated adult patients for speech and language delays.

Careworks, July 1996 – March 1997

Speech-Language Pathologist, Greenville, NC
  • Worked in a variety of settings including Nursing Homes, inpatient, outpatient, daycares and homes.
  • Evaluated and treated adult and pediatric patients for speech and language delays.

Communications 1 July 1995 – June 1996

Speech-Language Pathologist, Sanford, NC
  • Worked in a variety of settings including Nursing Homes, schools, daycares and homes.
  • Evaluated and treated adult and pediatric patients for speech and language delays.


EDUCATION

North Carolina State University/Northeast Leadership Academy, August 2010 – present
Pursuing Master of School Administration

Western Carolina University, 1993 - 1995
Master of Science Degree in Communication Disorders

Western Carolina University, 1989 – 1994
Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with a concentration in Communication Disorders

CERTIFICATIONS
  • School Administration (in progress, expected May 2012)
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech Language Hearing Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
  • Board Member of the Halifax-Warren Smart Start, Roanoke Rapids, NC; December 2011 –
  • Intern/Volunteer, Union Mission of Roanoke Rapids; Roanoke Rapids, NC July 2011 – August 2011
  • Member, Enterprise Baptist Church 2002-present